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Portrait of Maj. Gen. Erasmus D. Keyes, 4th Corps on Penninsula. [1862-1863 ca.] [oval]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0353 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862-1863 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph 16.5 x 21.6 cm Order a Copy

Keyes commanded the 4th Corps in the Peninsular Campaign [1862] and was made major general in 1863. MI-48

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